The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-10-09
SECRETS OF THE WIDE SEA.
TRAGEDIES ENACTED ON THE OCEAN or
WHICH THE LAND KNOWS NOT
A naiierusa's Yarn OF swirl and Awful Funs
,shreut for Brutaiity-The Disappesrsnoe
from his ship OF the Mate OF the Marietta.

,sswe, M for Brutniity-The Disappearance
from his ship OF The Mate OF the Marietta.
From ne Alta California.
"whats that you say2 Murders ever
committed at sea that are never found outf
WI" The SPEAKER s was q tai. weii-formed, bronEed
mariner, the chief oiflcSr Of an Apsrican ship
nSw r. hS ssS he H Born
%sS and shsas is many man,
crimes committed at sea which meyer come to
and f the old y Th f5is
puts me in mind OF something that occurred
TO me-e case that furnishes an INSTANCE .s ~
Sa Il sss Ssss' III
I'D SSSn sS ssh0te s ss away With
as have ever seen: she was ne very craft An r
Sha s raGnx %s sao hsd tho
took a fancy 70 the Sea Foam At ONCE =. and ID
nS Sc and was s shipped as bosun Tor voyage
to Cork found the old man Q SPLENDID fel;
hs sass 81 ap sros and whose nose
liking. The second mate was nice Young
man. but the mate was queer card; lee hSa
e Slms SIt s and into terrible
for mercy, and his cries Of did not do it;it
at last came to the conclusion that the
man was tormented with. remorse for some
past crime. As the days OF the yoyage, wore on
belief was correct. and that the mate was
criminal but the real truth was to DO revealed
to me sooner than Expected: 400, and w.
Syertaken Il one q ths hSsyisst gales \ s has
Rss lot tt to as t lad tn
The old man had foreseen the gale which broke
om vSs the Ss s s sss srase e
companion way. Luckily We had brand new
topsails and trysails. or tho devil himself could
ws.n st s sS to r. Nns
never ass s sot eeow By himself but had to b oar
ried there for sudden iurch to leeward threw
mens he SPANKED from
the mast and fell across his chest. When we
picked him up he was senssess SO we carried ie
seRs IT, old
s &c saa e eap ah he said IN Sosrse wills
blood choked hls atteranee,, have cG p s
fore. and 1t has rendered my life burden to
Three Srr s n Ssa Be-
get the old mans name. but the mate was
named Roberts and he S was brute; hara.y
was to overtake him. We had been, out six
%e the e shs wath Se
were to be given out that afternoon, and at
two bells saw man coming . aft With som some
r @oasses no As he out Of booby hatch
e on Gs ss and 2s fill spns
the deck The mate saw the accident and 20
Ing up to thu IN
however. He raised the PROSTATE mans head
getting astride the man he raised his foot and
ing the nostrils clean on He then set tho dog
"!The mate laughed. Take him forward"
could hear him say to the men who were
s9nna 1ss5T Rsy fss IN
ed. senseless comrade and took him forward as
a wSn ,sE. The as sn aSs
the The sextant and looked intently at the Glowing
s sa on ssT STEPPED a's forUard bs
brawny collier: Picking up heayer ne, ne stole
he crns s9 aqd
Ing his brains out with the force OF the blow.
The other men rushed aft, picked up the body
few BUCKETS OF water washed away, all evidence
OF the crime, and the men resumed worK.
AT four bells tho old man came on deck and
looked around for the mate, but not seeing him
went below again. In the mean time was re-
Ileved. / went forward. Did you see any
thing" asked the collier No" answered.
u am glad OF It." was the reply. for there's
more beavers In the ship" Passing by the
main rigging. looked over; blood and brains
despatched the chain plates. ] drew bucket
OF water and washed 1t of.
"'I had scarcely finished when the skipper
came on deck again, very much excited.
who's seen the mate ?" he asked. No one had.
Tho ship, was searched. but no mate WAS
found, and at last tas search VAS given up. the
Captain concluding that his chief officer had
fallen overheard. though how was . mystery. ;,
We arrived In Liverpool all safe. the second
mate acting as first and the boatswa1n as sec
ond officer. The tragic story was never told.
and have lived In hell ever since
1.-The excitement which had kept the mate
up now failed him. and he fell back on the table
with the death rattle In his throat And there.
amid the shrieking OF the wind and the groan-
ing OF the vessel the Door fellow died. the little
oil lamp casting weird light on his PALE con-
vulSed features.
There, sir" concluded the mate. was a
crime which was never avenged. for though We
laid the fncts before the proper officials In Liy-
erpool. the murderer was never discovered.
Yos, sir, the sea has many mysteries.
EVICTING AMERICANA
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